What are the key obstacles to introducing a preventative approach in Northern Ireland?
In recent years ‘Preventative Expenditure‘ (PE) has gained a high level of political consensus. There are many definitions, and this
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Finance
How much of what we spend on public services in Northern Ireland is paid for by locally raised tax revenue?
Northern Ireland (NI) receives a sizeable fiscal transfer from the United Kingdom (UK) Government. In other words, considerably more is
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Financial Transactions Capital: What is it, and how can it be used?
Financial Transactions Capital (FTC) is funding allocated to the Executive by the United Kingdom (UK) Government. The Executive has discretion
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What are Public Sector Annual Reports and Accounts and how can I access them?
The purpose of an ‘Annual Report and Accounts’ is to provide information about an entity’s financial position, changes in financial
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What is in-year monitoring and how does it work?
Later this month, the new Minister of Finance will announce the outcome of the Executive’s June Monitoring Round. But what
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Outcomes-based budgeting
What is ‘outcomes-based budgeting’, and what are the key benefits and limitations of using it?
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Unpicking the Executive’s Budget 2016-17
How were resources allocated to the nine Executive departments, and how much did they get? On 13th January 2016 the
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